滚石上山

Traditional form:

滾石上山

Pinyin (reading):

gǔnshíshàngshān

Definitions:

• lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
• fig. to engage in a highly challenging task with perseverance and determination

Characters:

• 滚 - to boil, to roll, to turn
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak

Traditional characters:

• 滾 - to boil, to roll, to turn
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak